英英單字圖文記憶(089)
opponent [əˋponənt]：
In a sporting
contest, your opponent is the person who is playing against you. 【(體育競賽中的) 對手，競爭者】
The opponents of
an idea or policy do not agree with it and do not want it to be carried out. 【(觀點、政策等的) 反對者】
【分解】：【前綴】op = against，表示："逆"；【字根】pon = put，表示：放置；【後綴】ent，名詞，表："人"。
【分析】：opponent = “逆向放置的人”；引伸為 “對手，反對者”。
For example，
He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great
player.
他是我本賽季遇到的最出色的對手，一位了不起的運動員。
He became an
outspoken opponent of the old Soviet system.
他成為舊的蘇聯體制直言不諱的抨擊者。
